COVID-19 update for March 23: Health officials report 259 new cases in B.C., no deaths | South Korea's cases top 10 million as crematoria, funeral homes overwhelmed

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South Korea’s total coronavirus infections topped 10 million, or nearly 20 per cent of its population, authorities said on Wednesday, as surging severe cases and deaths increasingly put a strain on crematories and funeral homes nationwide.Article content

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 490,881 cases for Tuesday, the second highest daily tally after it peaked at 621,205 on March 16. The total caseload rose to 10,427,247, with 13,432 deaths, up 291 a day before. But the death toll nearly doubled in just about six weeks, with daily fatalities peaking at 429 last Friday, fueling demand for funeral arrangements.Article contentThere was nothing but encouraging news about COVID-19 in B.C. on Tuesday.

 

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I don't want to seem selfish, but can anyone tell me where I can download an App that alerts me when I get too close to a crematorium so I'd don my mask to protect from COVID ashes wafting about? Why no double blind placebo studies on ash-transmitted COVID infections?

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